The Tazz K42 chipper shredder is perfect for just about any homeowner. It is small, compact and extremely effective of making just about any brush pile into a 20:1 reduction.

The 22753 or K42 comes equipped with a 205cc Briggs & Stratton engine. With its DuraLube splash lubrication and cooler running ability, the K42 will stand the test of time and rigors put on it. Much like its former Earthquake brother, the K42 comes equipped with heavy duty knives and quad hammer engineering. How... more

The Tazz K42 chipper shredder is perfect for just about any homeowner. It is small, compact and extremely effective of making just about any brush pile into a 20:1 reduction.

The 22753 or K42 comes equipped with a 205cc Briggs & Stratton engine. With its DuraLube splash lubrication and cooler running ability, the K42 will stand the test of time and rigors put on it. Much like its former Earthquake brother, the K42 comes equipped with heavy duty knives and quad hammer engineering. How this works is 2 j-hammers cut the material down to size while the 2 tri-hammers pulverize it into mulch. This gives you a reduction of 20:1.

The K42 uses a durable steel hopper which adds to the durability of this machine and is an upgrade from Earthquake's old plastic hoppers which tended to break over time. 11" rubber wheels make for easy transport and the ability to add an optional tow bar (1692327) for hauling make this machine about as convenient as possible. Tazz is also one of the only manufacturers which also make a vacuum kit (22518) available for all models. This allows for easy spring and fall cleanups.

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Chris K.Round Rock, TX

Purchased 3/22/17

Most Helpful Positive Review

REVIEWED

APR.

16

2017

Very Happy With It So Far

The good:
The chipper works great. Seems to be solidly constructed. Has adequate power. Fairly compact for storage.

The OK:
Chipper came without assembly instructions. Basically a picture of the assembled unit and a parts list. I'm sure most can figure it out, but I can picture a few folks scratching their heads.

The unit shipped without oil in the engine. The clue was a small label on the engine that hinted it might not have oil. A bottle of oil in the shipment would have been a big clue.

The unexpected.
I put a bunch of shrub branches in the shredder bin. It basically jammed up with a massive tangle as the chute narrowed. This meant I needed to feed it slowly, which was unexpected. I'll have to test it on leaves in the fall. I expect it will work better. Anyway, I think this has ok performance, but the chute could be improved in future designs.

I put a lot of green material though the chipper. I had a few cases where the output port clogged up. Poking it with a stick cleared it up without much effort. This was probably related to the material I was processing.

The engine starting requires a good pull. This is not like starting a lawnmower. There is a massive piece of steel attached to the engine. The rope comes out slowly, even when pulling as hard as I can. The RPM is quite low. --Nothing wrong here, just a bit different than what I had expected. A few tugs will wear you out, especially if you have been doing yard work for the previous few hours.

Summary:
I'm happy with the chipper/shredder. It seems to be a quality product that has sufficient power to process most things I have thrown at it. I would absolutely buy the product again.

The good:
The chipper works great. Seems to be solidly constructed. Has adequate power. Fairly compact for storage.

The OK:
Chipper came without assembly instructions. Basically a picture of the assembled unit and a parts list. I'm sure most can figure it out, but I can picture a few folks scratching their heads.

The unit shipped without oil in the engine. The clue was a small label on the engine that hinted it might not have oil. A bottle of oil in the shipment would have been... more

Pros:Price, Durable

Cons:Bad Instructions

Chris Recommends This Tazz Product

Product Expert

Chris,

Thank you very much for the detailed review. I am always happy to hear when folks are happy with their purchases. If you ever have any questions about this piece of equipment or any other equipment, feel free to give us a call. Thank you again and I look forward to doing business with you again soon.

This is very hard to assemble, the safety slide cover over the input opening is especially difficult. That being said it chips fairly well, not very fine at all catch bag is poorly designed. Next time I will happily spent more for a good chipper.

Pros:Price, Light Weight

Cons:Low Quality, Difficult To Use, Bad Instructions, will not buy again

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Duane D.Westfield, MA

Purchased 10/28/16

2 Reviews

REVIEWED

DEC.

19

2016

Tazz K42 205cc/briggs&stratton 900 Series "a Keeper"

Starts good---runs good---it does what it is supposed to & does it well------i would recommend it to a family member......with the exception of the current vacuum kit.

Pros:Features, Price, Exceeded Expectations, I'd Buy It Again

Cons:current vacume attachment

Duane Recommends This Tazz Product

Duane's Experience With Chippers Direct

Web Site

4/5

Service

5/5

Shipping

4/5

"so far so good, I'm waiting to see whats done to fix the vacume kit.chippers direct was good enough to send me some new plastic attachments to get me by until a more permanent solution is available. time will tell........"

Unit has weak axle, broke second time out. Needs reinforced, also would be better equipped with inflated tires.

Pros:Easy To Use, Price, Easy To Store

Cons:Durability, Weak axle

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Michael BSouthwest, GA

Purchased 7/23/17

REVIEWED

AUG.

14

2017

Disappointed Overall

It's pretty hard to pull the start rope. When you pull the rope you turn the whole mechanism. It would be much better if you could start it then put it in motion. I have chipped 4 of the bags full and already the blades are getting dull. One of the pieces to the machine was missing when I opened it and I had to make do to assemble it. It had been assembled before I got it. They probably sent it back when they discovered an important piece missing. It was bent in a few places but I figured it was about on par. It doesn't feed itself. You have to push the limbs and brush through it. It works much better with green stuff than dry. Get a good pair of gloves. It vibrates your hands really bad at times when feeding limbs through it. I didn't really have high expectations and I'm pretty mechanically inclined. Anything that goes wrong with it I can probably fix. It is probably as good as I could expect to get these days when quality and satisfaction are not that important as they once were.

It's pretty hard to pull the start rope. When you pull the rope you turn the whole mechanism. It would be much better if you could start it then put it in motion. I have chipped 4 of the bags full and already the blades are getting dull. One of the pieces to the machine was missing when I opened it and I had to make do to assemble it. It had been assembled before I got it. They probably sent it back when they discovered an important piece missing. It was bent in a few places but I figured it... more

Pros:Durable, Reliable, cuts small pieces

Cons:Heavy, Expensive, pretty loud

Michael Recommends This Tazz Product

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Robert N.Wolcott, CT

Purchased 6/6/17

REVIEWED

JUN.

28

2017

Perfect For Hedge And Fruit Tree Trimmings

Machine performed great on chipping branches . A little bit of a pain getting leaves and small twigs to the shredder but when they did get in there the mulch was pretty fine for rapid breaking down into the soil and temporary weed blocking in the garden. Like other's have stated the shipping container was perfect but the right axle was bent badly and had to be straighten so added about 20 min to the assembly. The assembly was easy other than that and make sure you buy oil 5w - 30 or 10 w - 30 one quart the machine comes dry and does not come with .

Machine performed great on chipping branches . A little bit of a pain getting leaves and small twigs to the shredder but when they did get in there the mulch was pretty fine for rapid breaking down into the soil and temporary weed blocking in the garden. Like other's have stated the shipping container was perfect but the right axle was bent badly and had to be straighten so added about 20 min to the assembly. The assembly was easy other than that and make sure you buy oil 5w - 30 or 10 w -... more

Great wood chippers. Tazz replaced an earthquake with same motor. It chipped approx 70 oak treetops and branches, and was doing great on leaves until I got in a hurry and sent two large rocks down hopper which bent the chipper mechanism. Thought enough of earthquake to replace it with the tazz. Will be more careful going forward. Would recommend.